A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... face of a man who knew the truth of Dostoevsky's remark that there was no sin , there was no crime , there was only hunger . It was the face of a man who had learned with great pain how to and mean : ' Thy will be done ' . It was the face ...
... face of a man who knew the truth of Dostoevsky's remark that there was no sin , there was no crime , there was only hunger . It was the face of a man who had learned with great pain how to and mean : ' Thy will be done ' . It was the face ...
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... face and her body with the beauty deemed appropriate for those who claimed to belong to the higher links in the great chain of being . Those who practised the art of reading the mind's construction in the face noticed that her imposing ...
... face and her body with the beauty deemed appropriate for those who claimed to belong to the higher links in the great chain of being . Those who practised the art of reading the mind's construction in the face noticed that her imposing ...
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... face again ; one was there because he would not be able to ' look men in the face again ' ; and another was there so that he would not have to look his wife in the face again for quite a while . Some were attracted by the pay , four ...
... face again ; one was there because he would not be able to ' look men in the face again ' ; and another was there so that he would not have to look his wife in the face again for quite a while . Some were attracted by the pay , four ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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